Shanti Kranti (/ʃɑːnθi krɑːnθi/ transl. Peace and Revolution) is a 1991 Indian action film produced and directed by V. Ravichandran under Eshwari Productions. The film stars Ravichandran and Juhi Chawla, alongside Ramesh Aravind, Khushbu Sundar, Anant Nag, Babu Antony, Y. Vijaya and Baby Sangita. It was simultaneously shot in Kannada, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil languages. Ravichandran was the main lead in Kannada, while he portrayed Ramesh Aravind's role in Telugu and Tamil. Nagarjuna played the lead role in Telugu, while Rajinikanth played the lead role in Hindi and Tamil, with the Tamil version titled Nattukku Oru Nallavan (transl. A good man for the country). The film became a box-office bomb in all languages.[2]
| Shanti Kranti | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover in Kannada | |
| Directed by | V. Ravichandran |
| Written by | V. Ravichandran Hamsalekha (Kannada dialogues) |
| Produced by | V. Ravichandran N. Veeraswamy |
| Starring | V. Ravichandran Rajinikanth Nagarjuna Juhi Chawla Ramesh Aravind Khushbu Anant Nag |
| Cinematography | R. Madhusudhan |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Eshwari Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Kannada Telugu Hindi Tamil |
| Budget | ₹10 crores[1] |
Plot
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Subhash, a police inspector, learns that Daddy, who runs an ashram for children, is the mastermind behind the organ trafficking of children. Subhash's girlfriend Jyoti, who works in the ashram, helps Subhash in the investigation, but she gets captured and killed by Daddy. An enraged Subhash sets out to destroy Daddy with the help of some children in the ashram, where he mananges to finish Daddy and his business, thus avenging Jyoti's death.
Cast
| Actor (Kannada) | Actor (Telugu) | Actor (Tamil) | Actor (Hindi) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Ravichandran | Nagarjuna | Rajinikanth | Inspector Subhash | |
| Juhi Chawla | Jyothi | |||
| Ramesh Aravind | V. Ravichandran | Inspector Bharath | ||
| Anant Nag | Daddy | |||
| Khushbu | Rekha | |||
| Srinath | Jaishankar | Alok Nath | Commissioner of Police | |
| Doddanna | Satyanarayana | Janagaraj | Satyendra Kapoor | Subhash's father |
| Annapurna | Manorama | Aruna Irani | Subash's mother | |
| Charuhasan | Politician | |||
| Babu Antony | Bob | |||
| Y. Vijaya | Swathi | |||
| Baby Sangita | ||||
| Manik Irani | Daddy's henchman | |||
| Jack Gaud | Daddy's henchman | |||
- Kannada
- Master Prakash
- Baby Anu Prabhakar
- Rekha Das
- Telugu
- Srinath as Commissioner Siva Kumar
- P. J. Sarma as Home Minister
- Thyagaraju as I. G.
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Sastry
- Ahuti Prasad
- Master Amith
- Tamil
- Delhi Ganesh as Doctor
- Jai Ganesh as Advocate
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Astrologer
- Hindi
- Om Shivpuri as Politician
Production
V. Ravichandran announced that Shanti Kranti will be an expensive project in his career. He decided to direct in four languages — Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi. The Tamil version was titled Naattukku Oru Nallavan. Rajinikanth played the lead in Hindi and Tamil, while Nagarjuna was in Telugu and Ravichandran himself in Kannada.[3] Rajinikanth initially refused to do the project as he was required to give 100 days call sheet, but accepted after hearing the story.[4]
The film was launched on 14 November 1988, the hundredth birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru at Kanteerava Studios alongside other language versions of the film.[5] Journalists from different languages were invited to the event and were shown the films Premaloka (1987) and Ranadheera (1988) as Veeraswamy wanted them to see the films before they ask questions to Ravichandran.[6] Despite beginning production in 1988, it took at least two years to complete.[7] To bring his vision to life, Ravichandran allegedly borrowed a 50-acre empty land to film the climax. He also erected large sets and recreated M G Road, Bangalore so that he could blast out a few portions while separate cars, catering services and crew members were assigned for each version.[8]
Bullet Prakash, who went on to become a famous comedian in Kannada cinema, made his acting debut as child artist with the Kannada version of this film.[9]
Soundtrack
Hamsalekha composed the music for the film and the soundtracks.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swathantra Baanali" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Madhyarathrili" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Mano & chorus | 8:30 |
| 3. | "Gaaliyo Gaaliyo" | S. Janaki, SPB | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Huttodyaake Saayodyaake" | S. Janaki | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Iddare Iddare" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:09 |
| 6. | "One Two Three" | K. S. Chitra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 7:37 |
| 7. | "Aane Mele" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Anatha Bhanduve" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 1:57 |
| 9. | "Bandano Yamaraya" | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 0:56 |
| Total length: | 43:35 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swathanthra Bhaarathamaa" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Ardha Raathrilo" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, S. Janaki | 8:30 |
| 3. | "Gaali Go Gaali Go" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Puttedhi Nijam" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 6:36 |
| 5. | "Evvaru Neesari" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:52 |
| 6. | "One Two Three" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 7:37 |
| 7. | "Enugoche Yeh Ooroche" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Anaadha Bandhuve" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 1:57 |
| 9. | "Vachaadu Yamaraaja" | Sirivennela Sitarama Satry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 0:56 |
| Total length: | 43:35 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ja Ae Ga" | Indeevar | Alka Yagnik | 4:41 |
| 2. | "One Two Three" | Indeevar | Anuradha Paudwal, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | 7:32 |
| 3. | "Ude Uhi Uncha" | Indeevar | Suresh Wadkar, Alka Yagnik | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Tu Hi Mera" | Indeevar | Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 1:22 |
| 5. | "Sajna O O" | Indeevar | Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Purvaee Purvaee" | Indeevar | Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:15 |
| 7. | "Aadhi Night Mein" | Indeevar | Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 8:24 |
| 8. | "Jo Dare Woh" | Indeevar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:10 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chinna Kannamma" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 2. | "Nallavan Nallavan" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Thendrale Thendrale" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "One Two Three" | Muthulingam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 5. | "Veedi Katti Vilaiyadalama" | Muthulingam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 6. | "Ore Moochi Ponal" | Muthulingam | S. Janaki | |
| 7. | "En Thayinmani Kodiye" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki |
Reception
Deccan Herald wrote "It was a visual spectacle no doubt, but the narrative lost sight of its subject---the organ transplant mafia". The film became a failure in all four languages. Its failure put Ravichandran in financial distress "forcing him to rely on remakes of hit Tamil and Telugu films" which resurrected his career.[1]
References
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